International Desk: At least 33 civilians have been killed in an attack in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Most of them were killed in airstrikes, while the rest died in clashes with the country’s military.
Sudan’s pro-democracy lawyers reported the news on Friday (January 12) night local time. Earlier on Thursday (January 12), there was a shooting incident in a residential area of the capital.
On Thursday, 23 civilians were killed in an aerial bombardment in the Soba district of southern Khartoum. Several others were injured in the same incident.
Meanwhile, the lawyer group said another 10 people were killed in the artillery attack in South Khartoum. A local group known as the Resistance Committee reported the same death, saying 10 civilians were killed by artillery shelling in residential areas and local markets.
The conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the military (SAF) has been ongoing in Sudan since April 15 last year. Mohammad Hamdan Daglo, the head of the paramilitary forces and former deputy army chief, declared a de facto rebellion against the country’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Later, he attacked the army with his forces. Since then, this fight has started.
It is known that several times a ceasefire agreement has been signed between the army chief and the paramilitary chief. But in the end, neither party complied. According to statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, around 12,900 people have lost their lives in the conflict so far. According to UN estimates, more than 7 million people have been displaced since the conflict began in the country.
